In 2022, the total contribution of the travel and tourism industry accounted for around 3.3 percent of China's total GDP. This equaled to nearly four trillion yuan or approximately 580 billion U.S. dollars. Travel and tourism industry's contribution to the country's GDP was forecasted to increase to nearly eight percent in 2023.
Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023, by direct and total contribution
Direct contributions cover visitor exports, domestic expenditure, internal tourism consumption, government individual spending, and purchases made by tourism providers (including imported goods). The figure was not disclosed from 2018 onwards.
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WTTC. (May 29, 2023). Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023, by direct and total contribution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249794/contribution-of-chinas-travel-and-tourism-industry-to-gdp/
WTTC. "Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023, by direct and total contribution." Chart. May 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249794/contribution-of-chinas-travel-and-tourism-industry-to-gdp/
WTTC. (2023). Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023, by direct and total contribution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249794/contribution-of-chinas-travel-and-tourism-industry-to-gdp/
WTTC. "Travel and Tourism Industry's Share of Gdp in China from 2014 to 2022 with a Forecast for 2023, by Direct and Total Contribution." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249794/contribution-of-chinas-travel-and-tourism-industry-to-gdp/
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Travel and tourism industry's share of GDP in China from 2014 to 2022 with a forecast for 2023, by direct and total contribution [Graph], WTTC, May 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249794/contribution-of-chinas-travel-and-tourism-industry-to-gdp/